Final position — White is winning
Trap 6
White wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (6 Traps to use in games - Trap 6 - D20 - https://lichess.org/@/EkuPotter)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | c4 | dxc4 |
| 3. | e3 | b5 |
| 4. | a4 | c6 |
| 5. | axb5 | cxb5 |
| 6. | Qf3 | Nc6 |
| 7. | Qxc6+ |
How the Trap 6 works
The Trap 6 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's gambit accepted. In this line White wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 b5 4.a4 c6 5.axb5 cxb5 6.Qf3 Nc6 7.Qxc6+. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — Black walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.
This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (6 Traps to use in games - Trap 6 - D20 - https://lichess.org/@/EkuPotter). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
Practice this trap move-by-move
Open the Trap 6 in the Trapsterapp to play it out on a live board, drill it in practice mode, and learn how to avoid it when it's set for you — along with the full library of chess traps and gambits, fully offline.